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Unequal leg length with a very small degree of difference can be common; small inequalities in leg length may affect 40%-50% of the human population. It has been estimated that at least 0.1% of the population have a difference greater than 20 mm (0.79 in).
Watching a patient walk is an important part of the neurological examination. Normal gait requires that many systems, including strength, sensation and coordination, function in an integrated fashion. Many common problems in the nervous system and musculoskeletal system will show up in the way a person walks. [1]
This poses a problem when knee flexion is required, especially during the transition from the stance phase to the swing phase. Transfemoral amputees, on average, have more variability in stride length and walking speed, more asymmetry in temporal measures between limbs, and have an overall slower walking speed than transtibial amputees. [15]
Other causes of trochanteric bursitis include uneven leg length, iliotibial band syndrome, and weakness of the hip abductor muscles. [ 1 ] Greater trochanteric pain syndrome can remain incorrectly diagnosed for years, because it shares the same pattern of pain with many other musculoskeletal conditions.
In some cases, children with hemihyperplasia may have different leg lengths. The two main surgical options for the treatment of uneven leg lengths are shortening and lengthening. Epiphysiodesis, which involves removing part of the growth plate of the longer leg, allowing the shorter leg to "catch up", may be performed on patients still able to ...
Distraction osteogenesis (DO) is used in orthopedic surgery, and oral and maxillofacial surgery to repair skeletal deformities and in reconstructive surgery. [1] [2] [3] It was originally used to treat problems like unequal leg length, but since the 1980s is most commonly used to treat issues like hemifacial microsomia, micrognathism (chin so small it causes health problems), craniofrontonasal ...
Trendelenburg gait, first described by Friedrich Trendelenburg in 1895, [1] is an abnormal human gait caused by an inability to maintain the pelvis level while standing on one leg. It is caused by weakness or ineffective action of the gluteus medius and gluteus minimus muscles.
Excessive lower-leg rotation due to over-pronation; Excessive foot-strike force; Uneven leg lengths; Bowlegs or tightness about the iliotibial band. Muscle imbalance. Weak hip abductor muscles; Weak/nonfiring multifidus muscle; Uneven left-right stretching of the band, which could be caused by habits such as sitting cross-legged